At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.

During the renovation of this bas-relief, the constructors added one unusual element.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

Lewis Carroll's White Rabbit or something else altogether?

Explore Hull's historic Old Town by following the sea creatures scattered throughout its charmingly cobbled streets.

The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.

Britain's tallest megalith towers over the cemetery of a quiet English village.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

This tiny cafe is one of the last meeting places of its kind, allowing revolutionaries a place to plot.

This mysterious sculpture was thought to symbolize a world ravaged by misery.

Built by George III to observe the transit of Venus, this Georgian gem is a unique survivor in the Arcadian landscape of Richmond upon Thames.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

Once home to some 250,000 volumes and priceless art artifacts, this Polish estate was a target of bombing during World War II.